Sash-lift



N0. 6|0J35. Patented Aug. 30, I898.

W. H. GREEN.

SASH LIFT.

(Application filed Mar. 15, 1898.)

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WILLIAM HENRY GREEN, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

SASH- LIFT.

SPEGIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 610,135, dated August30, 1898.

Application filed March 15, 1898. Serial No. 673,952. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HENRY GREEN, of Elizabeth, in the county ofUnion and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and ImprovedWVindow-Sash Attachment, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention relates to devices designed to be attached to awindow-sash to facilitate raising and lowering of the same, .and theobject is to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensive device thatmay be readily attached to the sash and serve to prevent the accidentalbreaking of the glass by the slipping of a hook or other similarinstrument that may be used for operating the sash.

. I will describe a sash attachment embodying my invention and thenpoint out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification,

in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts inall the views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a sash attachment embodying myinventionand showing the same as attached to a sash. Fig. 2 is a front elevationof the attachment drawn on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a section on theline 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 1 is a top plan view.

The attachment comprises a plate or shield 1, designed to engage againstand be secured to the inner surface of the upper rail 2 of the sash. Atthe top of the plate or shield l is an outwardly-extended flange 3,designed to engage against the upper surface of the sashrail, andextended inward from the upper end or edge of the plate 1 is a ledge 4,the under side of which is inclined downward and inward. This ledge isdesigned to be engaged by a rod, hook, or other device for the purposeof raising the window-sash. The incline of the ledge will prevent theraising instrument from slid-ing outward, and to prevent its slidinglaterally I have here shown inwardlyextending brackets 5, integral withthe plate 1 and also with theledge 4. Thesebrackets, of course, arearranged one on each side of the center of the plate 1.

Extended around the upper inner edge of the ledge 4 is anupwardly-extended flange 6, designed to be engaged by a hook or similarinstrument when drawing the sash down. On

made in the form of astaple or loop and may serve two purposes-that is,it will serve to prevent a hook or similar instrument from slippingoutward on the top of the device and striking against the glass of the'upper sash, and it will also serve as a means for attachin g a cord 8,which may be run up over a suitable pulley and employed for raising thesash when it is not desired to use a hook or other similar device.

Extended outward from the plate 1 is a stop 9, here shown in the form ofa staple or loop and designed to serve two purposes-that is, it willprevent a hook or rod from slipping downward over the lower edge of theplate 1 and striking against the glass of the lower sash, and it willalso serve as a means for attaching a cord 10 for drawing the sash down.It will be noted that the plate 1 extends a short distance below thelower edge of the top rail. Therefore it has a considerable area againstwhich a hook or similar device may engage.

A device embodying my invention is particularly adapted for use onwindow-sashes in factories, shops, and the like,where obstacles, such aswork benches, are usually placed near the window, thereby renderingaccess to a sash somewhat difficult, and to overcome this difficulty tosome extent workmen usually employ a rod, stick, or anything that maycome to hand for the purpose of raising the sash, and therefore there isconsiderable danger of breaking the glass.

The attachment may be made by any suitable means-such, for instance, asby casting or stamping-and obviously it may be made as ornamental asdesired. 1

While I have shown the device as attached to the lower sash, it is clearthat the principle involved also adapts it for an upper sash.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. An attachment for a window, compris the plate orshield below said ledge, substantially as described.

2. An attachment for a window-sash, comprising a plate or shield adaptedto be secured to the inner side of the top rail of a sash, aninwardly-extended ledge at the upper edge of said plate or shield, andan upwardly-extended flange on the inner upper edge of said ledge,substantially as specified.

3. An attachment for a window-sash, comprising a plate or shield adaptedto be attached to the inner surface of the upper rail of thewindow-sash, a ledge extended inward from the upper edge of said plateor shield, and a stop extended inward from said plate or shield belowthe ledge, substantially as specified. v

4. An attachment for a window-sash, comprising a plate or shield adaptedto be attached to the inner side of the top rail of a sash, and having aflange for engaging over the upper surface of said top rail, a ledgeextended inward from the upper edge of the plate or shield, a flangeextended upward from the inner upper edge of said ledge, and a stop onthe flange which extends over the upper surface of the rail,substantially as specified.

5. An attachment for a window-sash, comprising a plate or shield adaptedto be secured to the inner side of the top rail of a sash, and having anoutwardly-extended flange at its top to engage upon the top of the upperrail, a loop-shaped stop extended upward from said flange, a ledgeextended inward from the upper edge of the plate or shield, and havingits under side inclined downward and inward, an upwardly-extended flangeon the upper inner edge of said ledge, a loop-shaped stop extendedinward from the plate below said ledge, and brackets extended inwardfrom said plate at the sides of its center, substantially as specified.

WILLIAM HENRY GREEN.

Witnesses:

CHARLES L. GILLIES, WALTER N. CoLvELL.

